ShowMeTheJustice – March 29, 2022

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Show Me The Justice congratulates: Defense Attorney Abbie Russell, Defense Attorney Anthony Simmons, Defense Attorney Atoya Collins, Defense Attorney Charles Brodsky, Defense Attorney Christopher Downey, Defense Attorney Coby Dubose, Defense Attorney Cory Roth, Defense Attorney Daniel Krause, Defense Attorney David Breston, Defense Attorney David Runcie, Defense Attorney Denise Crawford, Defense Attorney Eddie Gomez, Defense Attorney Eric Benavides, Defense Attorney Ericon Garza, Defense Attorney Erik Smith, Defense Attorney Jason Johnson, Defense Attorney Jose Ceja, Defense Attorney Lott Brooks, Defense Attorney Mario Santos, Defense Attorney Matt Horak, Defense Attorney Matthew Mateer, Defense Attorney Michael Turner, Defense Attorney Sara Roque, Public Defender Stephen Touchstone, Public Defender Tolu Nelms

[su_heading size=”37″ margin=”100″]TRIALS[/su_heading]

 

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[su_frame]Andrew Figliuzzi[/su_frame]

 

 

 

March 25, 2022Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Prosecutor Andrew Figliuzzi for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1678778 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Murder – Sentence: Life in Prison

(presiding judge Danny Lacayo – jury trial)

HOUSTON CHRONICLE

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March 24, 2022Show Me The Justice Congratulations to Defense Attorney Judy Mingledorff for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1609814 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child

(presiding judge Abigail Anastasio – jury trial)

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[su_heading size=”37″ margin=”100″]SCOREBOARD[/su_heading]

[su_heading size=”37″ margin=”100″]DISMISSALS[/su_heading]

The following cases are some carefully chosen felony and misdemeanor dismissals derived from the Harris County District Clerk’s website – dockets tab – with emphasis on some new faces, variety, difficulty of cases, uncommon charges and trial setting dismissals – I select 25 out of around 250 dismissals posted each day – i only post cases when i have a lawyer photo – hard earned dismissal? let me know. lawyer submissions welcome!

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[su_frame]Tolu Nelms[/su_frame]

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Tolu Nelms for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1738024 out of the 177th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle

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[su_frame]Anthony Simmons[/su_frame]

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Anthony Simmons for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1710023 out of the 182nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Mario Santos for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1753320 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Injury to the Elderly

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[su_frame]Abbie Russell[/su_frame]

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Abbie Russell for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1721799 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Harassment of a Public Servant

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[su_frame]Atoya Collins[/su_frame]

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Atoya Collins for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1704517 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

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[su_frame]Erik Smith[/su_frame]

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Erik Smith for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1692580 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

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[su_frame]Eric Benavides[/su_frame]

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Eric Benavides for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1730834 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Evading Arrest with a Vehicle

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[su_frame]Jose Ceja[/su_frame]

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jose Ceja for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1716454 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family  Member

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[su_frame] David Breston[/su_frame]

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney David Breston for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1718820 out of the 263rd Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault Family Member

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[su_frame]Lott Brooks[/su_frame]

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lott Brooks for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1735180 out of the 337th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Burglary of a Habitation

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[su_frame]Daniel Krause[/su_frame]

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Daniel Krause for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1691930 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

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[su_frame]Michael Turner[/su_frame]

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Michael Turner for an excellent job earning a felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1710315 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Evading Arrest with a Vehicle

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[su_frame]Stephen Touchstone[/su_frame]

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Stephen Touchstone for an excellent job earning a trial setting felony dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1618355 out of the 208th Criminal District Court for the offense of

Possession of Child Pornography

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[su_frame]Eddie Gomez[/su_frame]

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Eddie Gomez for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2379851 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of

Theft $750 – $2500

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[su_frame]Jason Johnson[/su_frame]

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jason Johnson for an excellent job earning a  misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2395828 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of

Deadly Conduct

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[su_frame]Cory Roth[/su_frame]

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Cory Roth for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2361138 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

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[su_frame]David Runcie[/su_frame]

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney David Runcie (Edward Law Firm) for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2358207 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

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[su_frame]Sara Roque[/su_frame]

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sara Roque (Edward Law Firm) for an excellent job earning a misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2331118 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Coby Dubose for an excellent job earning a  misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2378925 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of

Game Room Violation

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[su_frame]Denise Crawford[/su_frame]

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Denise Crawford for an excellent job earning a  misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2362750 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of

Terroristic Threat

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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Matt Horak for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2360248 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of

Assault Family Member

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[su_frame]Ericon Garza[/su_frame]

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ericon Garza for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2345354 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

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[su_frame]Matt Mateer[/su_frame]

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Matthew Mateer for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2367946 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

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[su_frame]Charles Brodsky[/su_frame]

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Charles Brodsky for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2295181 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 9 for the offense of

Assault

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[su_frame]Chris Downey[/su_frame]

 

 

Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Christopher Downey for an excellent job earning a trial setting misdemeanor dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2339363 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of

Driving While Intoxicated

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[su_heading size=”33″ margin=”100″] MISDEMEANOR DISMISSALS FEBRUARY 2022[/su_heading]

[su_frame]Julio Vela[/su_frame] Show Me The Justice congratulates Defense Attorney JULIO VELA for earning the MOST misdemeanor dismissals for the month of February 2022! (Sorry if I missed some female attorneys whose names are not consolidated by the clerk due to a name change)

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(Source: Harris County District Clerk’s Online Services – CrimDisposMonthly spreadsheet – dismissals when convicted of another charge or case refiled is usually excluded but the District Clerk’s website is not functioning as normal. Does not include attorneys whose names do not appear as attorney of record on clerk’s spreadsheet. Attorneys above are mostly court appointed. Sorry if I miss some female attorneys who show up under different names)

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Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and compilations are NOT 100% accurate and should not be relied upon as authoritative information.

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ALL VERDICTS by ATTORNEY last name – (OVER 2,200 TRIAL VERDICTS) starting February 1, 2017 from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (for personal use ONLY) – some verdicts are listed more than once because each co-counsel gets their own listing

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Trials consist of a jury selected or a court trial initiated. (Trials by visiting judges are not included – see above “Judges in Trial” for that information)

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[su_heading size=”37″ margin=”100″]Misdemeanor Judges[/su_heading]

 

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TRIAL WIN LEADERS from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse (February 7, 2017 – March 29, 2022). Congratulations to these fine Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys for earning verdicts for the state and your clients over the last 5+ years! Note: Trial wins consist of trial verdicts – sometimes more than 1 verdict per trial – 10 wins minimum for Prosecutors and 4 wins minimum for Defense Attorneys (Source: Show Me The Justice “Lawyers in Trial” Spreadsheet)

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[su_heading size=”30″ margin=”100″]Defense Verdicts[/su_heading]

 

Have you been charged with a crime in Harris County? Check out our list of attorneys with OVER 13,000 CRIMINAL DEFENSE SUCCESS STORIES from January 1, 2018 – April 14, 2021

A Compilation of Not Guilty Verdicts, Mid-Trial Dismissals, Trial-Setting Dismissals and *Special Felony Dismissals (exceptions apply) from the Harris County Criminal Courthouse -For personal use ONLY

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2018 – 2019 FINAL STANDINGS for TRIALS

[su_heading size=”37″ margin=”100″]FEATURES[/su_heading]

 

Great tips from the Harris County Court Reporters! I interviewed 12 of some of the best court reporters working the Harris County Criminal Courts and got their “inside information” on how jurors, lawyers, witnesses and judges can improve in trial to make it easier for the court reporter to take down ALL the information required of them for an excellent record.

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The following are candidates who won (or are in a run-off) for the Democratic and Republican March primary.

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ABC13NEWS PRIMARY WINNERS

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Harris County Felony Courts Dashboard

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Learn about BAIL trends in Harris County Criminal Courts

 

HARRIS COUNTY BAIL BOND DASHBOARD

HOUSTON CHRONICLE ARTICLE

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Catch all the newest updates, trial tips, important defense information, office tidbits and much more in the Harris County Public Defenders newsletter headed by Chief Public Defender Alex Bunin.

 

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Check out my 30 CELEBRITY JURY PANELS!

Show Me The Justice Lawyer Jeff Ross
Celebrity Jury Panel by Jeff Ross – September 15, 2020 – Show Me The Justice Attorney Jeff Ross on the bridge defending his client to jurors

 

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